According to their web site, each dollar spent by the organization is able to generate between $21 and $35 (wholesale value) of medical material specifically requested by in-country health professionals to care for patients. In 2006, Direct Relief received an unanticipated and unrestricted bequest of more than $34 million from the estate of a longtime donor, Mr. H. Guy DiStefano. This gift will cover 100 percent of its traditionally low administrative and fundraising expenses, and allow Direct Relief to contribute $0 of donated funds to administrative/overhead costs

Thanks for posting! Amidst everything else that's going on in your country, we're flattered visting reddit was somewhere on your list of things to do. Would you mind using /r/Haiti as a platform for sharing updates and anything else you think we ought to know? We'll promote the hell out of it around the site.

You and your fellow Haitians (yes, even the digg users) are in our thoughts.

Thanks. Luckly I am in the US and not Haiti. But I have my family and friends that are in Haiti and need help. I am also sad that I can't be on the ground to help. It's been very frustrating not being able to get in touch with anyone during the first couple of days. We've been trying to organize whatever we can here in the States to try to get the word out and help.

I'll post information on /r/Haiti and pictures (even though I am not the one who took them). I've been getting a lot of information, some of them may be rumors and in this kind of chaos it is difficult to verify anything.

Well, the offer still stands. Happy to hear you're out of harm's way, but you can surely bring more perspective to those of us with only a limited connection to Haiti.

We can certainly help get the word out - a half million people visit the reddit front page every day. And judging from the tremendous outpouring of support (verbal, monetary and otherwise) we're anxious to assist in any small way.

I've upvoted before, I've commented before, but the horrible person that I am, this is my first donation to a charity ever. Tragic that it took a tragedy (and opportune that it tied into my NY resolutions) for me to give, but hopefully this will be positive momentum moving forward. The way reddit has handled and responded to the emergency was top notch, and this makes me proud to be part of this little corner of the webs.

As a 31 year-old who has several friends who have direct incomes that have not donated jack fucking shit, I am here to tell you you are doing a good thing, and 1 out of 10 is a greater gift than 10 out of thousands.

Thanks for that. It took a little while for that very reason. It turns out I went to college with a guy at DirectRelief and I pinged him shortly after the quake to hear about their operations. He's also an active redditor, so I asked him what he thought about officially partnering with reddit and encouraging DirectRelief workers to post updates/photos/video in the coming weeks (there are obviously higher priorities right now) to /r/Haiti so redditors can get an ongoing idea of how funds are being used.

He agreed and here we are. I figured redditors would appreciate that this organization is one of two charities ranked by Forbes that has received a perfect fundraising efficiency score for five consecutive years.

I really do appreciate you finding an organization that's much more efficient than the Red Cross, and making it easier to donate there. In other news, do you know of any longer-term relief projects? I mean, people there were eating mud even before the earthquake; they have no arable land and no exports. Seems like evacuating everyone for a few decades while a massive terraforming effort goes on, then teaching them all sustainable farming practices before letting them back in is the only long-term solution.

Great to see everyone digging into the Direct Relief financials. We do everything we can to make sure that these things are clear, easy to read, and not just confined to a hard-to-find tax form. Feel free to send any questions our way.

I'm laid off and dont spend extra money on ANYTHING that I cant eat or live in. I, however, found an extra $5 I could part with because no matter how bad I think I have it, I'm reminded of others who would envy my situation.

If people really want to help Haiti really heal from the earthquake we must all write our congressperson and ask them to forgive Haiti's debt. Most of the debt that Haiti is currently paying off was loaned by the US to Haiti during the Duvalier dictatorship.

This will do more in the future for Haiti than anything. We must allow them to have this debt forgiven since we loaned it to a dictator who killed millions of Haitians.

I have written and called mine, but only got a form letter back about donating to the Red Cross.

Now, just for the heck of it, determine how close one can get to $31415.93 (I round the last digit but add all the precision the financial system allows, as it should be.) using only payments of $3141.59, $314.16, $31.42 and $3.14. (No $0.31 or $0.03 because of transactions costs). If there are multiple solutions which are equally close, post each.

I'm poor as all hell, but still lucky to be alive. I donated $10, and can skip lunch for two days. Not religious, but probably a bit spiritual as I couldn't help but say a prayer for Haiti. 10$ and a prayer isn't much, but I hope it helps.

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate your being more aggressive with helping.

Content aggregation and commentary on a community site like this is great, but the serious problems in the world are not lack of commentary. Talking about doing things is fine, but doing things is more important.

So I've been linking Pat Robertson quotes to Facebook and all my friends responded with what an asshole he is etc., then I post the URL to Direct Relief to get some donations and no one has said shit. I need to get better friends.

very kind thought from reddit... i made my share by donating some of my spare money here in Croatia... wish i could help more... dammit, wish i could help them on-the-spot! frustrating to see things happen and can't control them...

I know that Direct Relief seems to be a very well organized charity (99+% efficient), but I just wanted to remind Canadian redditors to donate to a Canadian charity, as the government is matching donations here.
This means you're money will effectively be ~180-190% efficient (90-95% x2)

Personally I chose The Humanitarian Coalition (which contains the Canadian arms of Oxfam, Save the Children, and Care).

Ok I've been reading your posts for ages.. This time I decided to join just because I read this post.. Thanks for reminding my lazy ass that except for watching the tragedy on the news I can actually do something about it.. Tomorrow I 'll be sending massive emails to all my colleagues at work suggesting to donate through direct relief and asking them to start viral emails as well.. I believe we should all do that.. WE MUST HELP THEM!! And one more thing.. I am Greek by the way.. Haiti was the first country that officially recognized Greece as a liberated and freed country after 400 years of slavery by the Turks back in 1823.. WE OWE THEM!! EVERY GREEK PERSON KNOWS THAT!!

I have to agree with that. $100k seems like a better goal. Less than 24hrs and the second goal is smashed. Another day of this being up front and even more Redditors will see it and likely donate. I can almost guarantee that a goal of 100k will also be smashed within another day or two.

"And here's the best part, we'll be getting photo/video/text updates from the field on the /r/Haiti reddit so you can see just how your money is being used as well as keep up with their work in the days, weeks, and months to come."

(1 of the biggest reasons people don't donate is because of the mystery behind where their money goes, therefore emphasize this letting people know they have an interactive role in donating)

Just donated, good job at finding such a classy organization to partner with reddit. I hadn't donated yet because its so hard to find the best organizations to give your money too and know that they will use it responsibly. I definitely feel like this one will so nice work reddit and lets hit that target amount!

I'm facing litigation for something I didn't do, and my expenses are high otherwise because I'm taking care of my folks.. but $25 could make a difference and I had no qualms in giving that. I hope that this earthquake, as horrible as it is, starts some sort of recognition in the world for Haiti and its plight and they can start doing better. I really didn't know they ate mud cakes. Christ.

We're at almost double with 56k as of this posting. Quite impressive reddit and only 1200 of us donated, what about you other schmucks out there? There's over 3000 upmods for this thread, but only 1/3 donated. Do more than just upmod. Vote with your dollars!

As a heads up to other Canadians out there (and international Redditors), it is worth checking to see if your federal government is doing any sort of dollar-matching. If so, there may be restrictions on who you can donate to. It may have to be to a charitable organization from your own country. This also usually applies if you're interested in claiming anything on your taxes.

I'm a Duke University student and we started a social business a while ago with the aim of donating money to an afterschool program in Guatemala. But in light of recent events, all the profits will be donated to the reddit fund. We sell artisan handmade purses from Guatemala that are hand knit and naturally dyed.

For each purse purchased, we will donate $10 (the purse is $30, and $20 goes to supporting the Guatemalan's that made it, and we will chip in money to cover the administrative costs like the paypal fees).

Agreed, thank you reddit; but I'll hold off being proud until this becomes the top link on the front page, overtaking the picture of the woman on the bike who looks like she has a peepee. C'mon guys lets make that happen quickly.

I was driving in my neighborhood today and saw a couple of kids standing on their driveway with signs that said "help Haiti"
Lots of cars were stopping to give money, so I followed along and gave em 10 bucks and said good work kids. Should have taken a picture of them. oh well.

Was going to donate $10 like I already did to the Red Cross, but the lack of a ten dollar option convinced me to donate $25, rather than type in $10. I think that I, and the designer of that pay-page, made the right choice!

I put my $25 in. I wish I could do more. [I got my email confirmation too - it had the phrase "no such property: transactionSummary" in the message. I hope it worked. I did get a tracking code though!]

I've lurked here for years...just recently got an account. It never ceases to amaze me how generous redditors are! I didn't donate to the P-Dub debacle, but thought this was the perfect place to put my money towards Haiti (thanks reddit for finding a reputable organization I can feel comfortable!).